Win: Toshimasa Kamano (9-9) Loss: Bob Williams (11-16)
Inning: 1 Texas Bob Williams pitching. Walt Cone flies out to the right fielder. Jack Porter singles to left field. Hector Morgan singles to right field. Jack Porter aggressively advances to third on the hit. Gus Bordi hits a home run. Jack Porter scores. Hector Morgan scores. Phil Hankins grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Burke walks. Jimmy Burke steals second. Bert Flores singles past the third baseman. Jimmy Burke scores. Larry Kurtz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bert Flores is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Toshimasa Kamano pitching. Tom Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earl Young walks. Neil Terry grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Toshimasa Kamano pops out to the first baseman. Walt Cone singles to right field. Jack Porter singles to right field. Hector Morgan lines out to the second baseman. Gus Bordi singles to center field. Walt Cone scores. Manny Hodges comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Hankins strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Mike Roche walks. Sonny Reis grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Allison pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Jimmy Burke doubles to center field. Bert Flores pops out to the third baseman. Larry Kurtz lines out to the shortstop. Toshimasa Kamano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Nino Holcombe strikes out. Alberto Ibanez pops out to the shortstop. Manny Hodges singles to right field. Tom Ortiz hits a home run. Manny Hodges scores. Earl Young grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Walt Cone singles to left field. Jack Porter doubles to left field. Walt Cone uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hector Morgan strikes out. Gus Bordi grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Porter advances to third on the play. Phil Hankins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Neil Terry strikes out. Mike Roche singles to right field. Sonny Reis strikes out. Bob Allison grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Roche is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Jimmy Burke grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Flores singles to left field. Bert Flores steals second. Larry Kurtz flies out to the left fielder. Toshimasa Kamano grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Nino Holcombe strikes out. Alberto Ibanez strikes out. Hal Grissom is pinch hitting for Manny Hodges. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Hal Grissom grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Dave Salmon pitching. Walt Cone grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Porter pops out to the second baseman. Hector Morgan singles past the third baseman. Gus Bordi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Tom Ortiz doubles to left field. Earl Young singles to center field. Tom Ortiz scores. Neil Terry grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Earl Young is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Roche grounds out to the second baseman. Neil Terry advances to second on the play. Sonny Reis walks. Bob Allison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Phil Hankins grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jimmy Burke strikes out. Bert Flores grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Nino Holcombe grounds out to the shortstop. Alberto Ibanez singles to right field. Bill Powell is pinch hitting for Dave Salmon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bill Powell strikes out. Tom Ortiz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alberto Ibanez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Jorge Perez pitching. Larry Kurtz singles to left field. Toshimasa Kamano lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Walt Cone flies out to the center fielder. Jack Porter walks. Hector Morgan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Earl Young flies out to the center fielder. Neil Terry walks. Mike Roche walks. Earl Charton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Sonny Reis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Gus Bordi strikes out. Phil Hankins singles to center field. Jimmy Burke singles to center field. Phil Hankins advances to third on the hit. Bert Flores singles to right field. Phil Hankins scores. Tamotsu Saito comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Kurtz flies out to the center fielder. Tanaka Uchiro is pinch hitting for Earl Charton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tanaka Uchiro is hit by a pitch. Walt Cone strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 New York Bill Armbruster pitching. Bob Allison grounds out to the shortstop. Nino Holcombe grounds out to the third baseman. Alberto Ibanez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 12 New York total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Earl Charton is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Kingery did not respond to coaching in control Kevin Walters did not respond to coaching in speed Ray Kingery did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Bridges improves in power_vs_righty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ralph Hinton improves in control Ralph Hinton did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Theodore improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Moore improves in control Steve Adams did not respond to coaching in 2B